Public Masses have been suspended in the Diocese of Rochester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Father William Coffas wants to remind the faithful that private liturgies are still taking...

Father William Coffas celebrates the Eucharist March 11, 2015. (File photo)

Eight-year-old Edward Schofield turns over a shovelful of soil as Bishop Salvatore R. Matano and Father Joseph McCaffrey look on during an Aug. 25, 2018 groundbreaking ceremony for the new parish center at Brockport's Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. (Courier photo by John Haeger)

Parishioners pray at Good Shepherd in Henrietta Aug. 25. The church campus was sold to the Rush-Henrietta School District in July, and the church’s operations will shift to Henrietta’s Guardian Angels Church by the end of November. (Courier photo by John Haeger)

Hannah McGroarty recently earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for her work on a project to start a used-uniform closet at Seton Catholic School in Brighton. Anthony S. Cook III, superintendent of diocesan Catholic schools, was her adviser for the project. (Courier photo by Jeff Witherow)

Kristen Muir leads a SoulCore class in the parish hall at St. Leo Church in Hilton Aug. 18. The core-strengthening workout centers around praying the rosary and reflecting on its virtues. (Courier photo by John Haeger)

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